Proposal to reinstate oil drilling for the gudgeon pin boss on a 25-30 HP Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 105\2\ scan0226 | |
| Date | 11th May 1936 | |
| GRY {Shadwell Grylls} x536 c.c. Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Sft. {Mr Swift} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} RR. E.4/HP.11.5.36. 25-30 HP. Chassis. Replying to your memo Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} 11/T.9.5.36, I am fully in agreement with the proposal to reinstate the drilling for collecting oil from the scraper ring and passing it to the gudgeon pin boss, such as we used to employ. I should like to have particulars of the drilling you have used in affecting a cure. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).